The name Croomb comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a person with an abnormal curvature of the spine. The surname Croomb is derived from the Old English word crump, which means bent or crooked.

Croomb Early Origins

The surname Croomb was first found in Berkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Croomb Spelling Variations

Croomb Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Croomb has undergone many spelling variations, including Crump, Crumpe, Crompe, Crum, Crummey, Crumb, Crumbe, Crombe, Crom, Cromm, Cromp, Crumm, Crommey, Crummie, Crummy, Crommie and many more.

Croomb Early History

Croomb Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Croomb research. Another 189 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1176, 1273, and 1564 are included under the topic Early Croomb History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Croomb Early Notables (pre 1700)

Croomb Early Notables (pre 1700)

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Croomb In Ireland

Croomb In Ireland

Some of the Croomb family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

The Great Migration

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Croomb were among those contributors: Giles Crump, who settled in Virginia in 1637; and was followed by Thomas Crump in 1653. Francis Crump settled in Jamaica in 1760; Margaret Crump settled in Pennsylvania in 1772.

The Croomb Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Croomb Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.